Engineer-In-Charge

City of New York•New York, NY

9d•$86,749 - $99,761•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure, is currently seeking an Engineer-in-Charge to join our Construction Management 3 – Manhattan team. The successful candidate will report to a Deputy Director and will be coordinating and supervising a team of Resident Engineers, Office Engineers, Inspectors, and Junior Engineers (Construction). This role involves conducting constructability review meetings to minimize delays in construction, ensuring project information is compiled accurately, and generating project data to aid in the resolution of field problems. The Engineer-in-Charge will also provide information to the Design, Engineering Services’ Utility Coordination team, and Program Management Units during various stages of construction. Responsibilities include inspecting contracted work to ensure compliance with Agency and City policies and standards, generating cost proposals and estimates for contract price negotiations, evaluating and making recommendations on design and redesign modifications of engineering structures, and attending pre-alignment meetings. Lastly, the candidate will serve as the Agency's on-site representative, meeting and coordinating with representatives from both the public and private sector to minimize disruption and construction impact on the community, and will be involved in developing and training employees.

Requirements

Permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, or reachable on DDC’s promotional list for exam #3573 or the open-competitive list for exam #3110
ACI Concrete Field -Testing Certified or take the first available DDC - offered training session
OSHA 10-hour Certified or take the first available DDC - offered training session
Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.)
One year of full-time satisfactory experience in supervising employees performing project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration, and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, for engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus any combination of college or university education and/or experience in project management work, such as planning, administering, managing, coordinating, or expediting, on engineering and/or architectural and/or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project with a value of $1,000,000 or more, to make up the equivalent of five years of education and experience
One year of experience credit will be given for: (a) each 30 semester credits of college or university education leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, landscape architecture, architectural technology, construction, construction management, construction technology, sustainable design, urban planning, urban studies, city planning, transportation planning, business administration, or public administration; (b) a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the disciplines described in "1" above; (c) a Juris Doctor degree, or (d) a valid New York State license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect or Registered Landscape Architect.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least one additional year of experience in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least one year as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.
In addition to meeting the qualification requirements for Assignment Level I, candidates must have at least two additional years of experience in a supervisory capacity or have served for at least two additional years as a project manager for a large and/or complex construction project.

Nice To Haves

Experience where the primary nature is design is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

Coordinating and supervising a team of Resident Engineers, Office Engineers, Inspectors, and Junior Engineers (Construction)
Conducting constructability review meetings to minimize delays in construction
Ensuring project information is compiled accurately
Generating project data to aid in the resolution of field problems
Providing information to the Design, Engineering Services’ Utility Coordination team, and Program Management Units during various stages of construction
Inspecting contracted work to ensure compliance with Agency and City policies and standards
Generating cost proposals and estimates to be used for contract price negotiations
Evaluating and making recommendations on design and redesign modifications of engineering structures
Attending pre-alignment meetings
Serving as the Agency's on-site representative by meeting and coordinating with representatives from both the public and private sector to minimize disruption and construction impact on the community
Developing and training employees